HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2006-11-15, Page 17Ladies' team
plans for
Challenge Cup
From Page 14
"I've been talking with
members of the former
(Seaforth ringette) execu-
tives, and they say they
used to struggle with the
seven and under girls - to
have enough for one team
- and we're seeing 20 play-
ers come out each year,"
he says.
"That bodes well for the
future of ringette in
Seaforth," Campbell adds,
noting that ringette across
Huron -Perth, not just in
Seaforth, has seen an
increase in involvement
from younger players.
And, what has been per-
ceived to . be a problem in
the past, with players
leaving ringette for hock-
ey, is not a concern, he
says.
"We're actually seeing
some players that have
left come back," says
Campbell, who notes that
no matter what sport they
chose to play, it's positive
to see more girls partici-
pating in ice sports.
"I think it's really excit-
ing that we have so many
girls involved with ice
sports. It's very positive
for community spirit and
the physical activity that
they get," he says.
For the Seaforth ladies'
team, says Campbell,
everybody has high hopes
that they can return to
their 2004 form, 'when
they won a silver medal at
the regionals.
"The core of them have
come back and they have a
really strong roster," he
notes, adding that the
ladies team is planning on
entering the provincial
Challenge Cup in the new
year.
Campbell says the
Seaforth ringette execu-
tive is amidst finding local
businesses that will spon-
sor them for new. jerseys
for each of the teams, not-
ing that some of the team's
jerseys go back nearly 20
years.
Campbell says he's hop-
ing teams will have their
new jerseys for part of the.
regular season and if not,
definitely by the regionals,
which take place in April.
Play in the Seaforth
ringette season started
just over a month ago. The
Seaforth ringette tourna-
ment will be held Feb. 4-5,
with the Huron -Perth
playoffs in early March
and the regionals in
Guelph to follow.
Last year at the regiori-
als, Seaforth's belles came
away with a gold, while
the tweens won silver and
the petites earned bronze
on the invitational side of
the tournament.
Campbell says there's no
reason Seaforth won't
bring home some more
medals again this year
too.
"We've got some great
players in Seaforth," he
says.
A bonus for kids inter-
ested in playing ringette,
points out Campbell, is for
the first time, there is talk
of ringette possibly being
an exhibition sport at the
2010 Winter Olympic
Games in Vancouver, with
the possibility of the sport
becoming an actual
Olympic event in future
Games.
And, if that is the case,
Campbell says Seaforth
ringette is heading in the
right direction.
"If we can keep our num-
bers high, we'll be fine for
the foreseeable future," he
says.
Sports
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The Huron Expositor • November 15, 2006 Paipe.17
Past and present. Hurricanes'
coaches helping train team
From Page 15
• But, noted Middleton, "For
most, competitive swim-
ming is a totally new thing
to them."
Middleton said that due to
the nature of the sport,
'finlike some others, his new
swimmers will not have to
worry about getting caught
up in a Clinton -school rival-
ry.
"There's usually a rivalry
between swimmers (from
the Clinton schools), but
with swimming, even
though it's a team sport, it's
almost always about com-
peting against yourself -
beating yourself," he said.
The CHSS swim team
participated in its first meet
of the season yesterday
(Nov 14) in Stratford.
They will host a meet in
January, while the Huron -
Perth meet is in February,
with WOSAA and OFSAA to
follow.
"For having only three
(guaranteed) meets, we
e
have the longest season of
any high school sport. Early
October to basically the end
of February," he said,
adding the team practises
once a week.
There are also condition-
ing sessions, which
Middleton said are neces-
sary if his swimmers expect
to compete at the high
school level.
But, he added, he has no
doubt his swimmers can
handle it.
"We've got kids joining
that have competitive swim-
ming experience," he said,
adding that the team is also
greatly . benefitting from the
presence of Huron
Hurricane's coach Wendy
Million and former, coach
Julia Pettapiece, who have
volunteered their time to
help train the team.
"It's the parents (driving
their kids to practices and
meets) and the volunteer
coaches that are making'
this happen," he said.
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